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Auditory processing disorder

MedGen UID:
2129
•Concept ID:
C0004310
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Acoustic Perceptual Disorder; Acoustic Perceptual Disorders; Auditory Comprehension Disorder; Auditory Comprehension Disorders; Auditory Perceptual Disorder; Auditory Perceptual Disorders; Auditory Processing Disorder; Auditory Processing Disorders; Comprehension Disorder, Auditory; Comprehension Disorders, Auditory; Disorder, Acoustic Perceptual; Disorder, Auditory Comprehension; Disorder, Auditory Processing; Disorder, Psychoacoustical; Disorders, Acoustic Perceptual; Disorders, Auditory Comprehension; Disorders, Auditory Processing; Disorders, Psychoacoustical; Perceptual Disorder, Acoustic; Perceptual Disorder, Auditory; Perceptual Disorders, Acoustic; Perceptual Disorders, Auditory; Processing Disorder, Auditory; Processing Disorders, Auditory; Psychoacoustical Disorder; Psychoacoustical Disorders
SNOMED CT: Auditory processing disorder (229752008)

Definition

A disorder characterized by the inability of the brain to properly interpret or process the auditory signals it receives from the anatomic structures of the ear. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAuditory processing disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Criteria to Classify Children as Having Auditory Processing Disorders.
Yathiraj A, Vanaja CS
Am J Audiol 2018 Jun 8;27(2):173-183. doi: 10.1044/2018_AJA-17-0091. PMID: 29800963
The diagnosis and management of auditory processing disorder.
Moore DR
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):303-8. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0032). PMID: 21757566
Auditory processing disorders: acquisition and treatment.
Moore DR
J Commun Disord 2007 Jul-Aug;40(4):295-304. Epub 2007 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2007.03.005. PMID: 17467002

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Comparison of Questionnaire-Based and Performance-Based Screening Tools as Predictors of Auditory Processing Disorder.
Shaikh MA, Baker B, Levy A
Am J Audiol 2020 Jun 8;29(2):143-151. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-00025. PMID: 32182089
Evolving the concept of APD.
Wilson WJ
Int J Audiol 2018 Apr;57(4):240-248. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1409438. PMID: 29390910
Central auditory processing disorder profile in premature and term infants.
Amin SB, Orlando M, Monczynski C, Tillery K
Am J Perinatol 2015 Mar;32(4):399-404. Epub 2014 Sep 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1387928. PMID: 25261703Free PMC Article
Auditory processing disorder in relation to developmental disorders of language, communication and attention: a review and critique.
Dawes P, Bishop D
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2009 Jul-Aug;44(4):440-65. doi: 10.1080/13682820902929073. PMID: 19925352

Diagnosis

Auditory Processing Disorder: Protocols and Controversy.
Ismen K, Emanuel DC
Am J Audiol 2023 Sep 6;32(3):614-639. Epub 2023 Aug 25 doi: 10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00035. PMID: 37625132
Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Age-Related Central Auditory Processing Disorder, MCI, and Dementia in an Older Population of Southern Italy.
Sardone R, Battista P, Donghia R, Lozupone M, Tortelli R, Guerra V, Grasso A, Griseta C, Castellana F, Zupo R, Lampignano L, Sborgia G, Capozzo R, Bortone I, Stallone R, Fiorella ML, Passantino A, Giannelli G, Seripa D, Panza F, Logroscino G, Quaranta N
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Aug;163(2):348-355. Epub 2020 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/0194599820913635. PMID: 32312167
Comparison of Questionnaire-Based and Performance-Based Screening Tools as Predictors of Auditory Processing Disorder.
Shaikh MA, Baker B, Levy A
Am J Audiol 2020 Jun 8;29(2):143-151. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-00025. PMID: 32182089
Editorial: Auditory Processing Disorder.
Moore DR
Ear Hear 2018 Jul/Aug;39(4):617-620. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000582. PMID: 29664753Free PMC Article

Therapy

Association Between Central and Peripheral Age-Related Hearing Loss and Different Frailty Phenotypes in an Older Population in Southern Italy.
Sardone R, Castellana F, Bortone I, Lampignano L, Zupo R, Lozupone M, Griseta C, Dibello V, Seripa D, Guerra V, Donghia R, Logroscino G, Solfrizzi V, Quaranta N, Ferrucci L, Giannelli G, Panza F
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Jun 1;147(6):561-571. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5334. PMID: 33570584Free PMC Article
Are "Dichotic" Deficits Uniquely Dichotic? Investigating Dichotic Performance with the Dichotic Digits Difference Test (DDdT) in a Large Clinical Population of Children Referred for an Auditory Processing Assessment.
Cameron S, Dillon H
J Am Acad Audiol 2020 Mar;31(3):233-242. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.3766/jaaa.19037. PMID: 32119818
Evaluation of psychoacoustic tests and P300 event-related potentials in elderly patients with hyperhomocysteinemia.
Díaz-Leines S, Peñaloza-López YR, Serrano-Miranda TA, Flores-Ávalos B, Vidal-Ixta MT, Jiménez-Herrera B
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2013 Jul-Aug;64(4):265-72. Epub 2013 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2013.01.006. PMID: 23527990
Development of auditory processing in 6- to 11-yr-old children.
Moore DR, Cowan JA, Riley A, Edmondson-Jones AM, Ferguson MA
Ear Hear 2011 May-Jun;32(3):269-85. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e318201c468. PMID: 21233712
A preliminary study of the relationship between central auditory processing disorder and attention deficit disorder.
Cook JR, Mausbach T, Burd L, Gascon GG, Slotnick HB, Patterson B, Johnson RD, Hankey B, Reynolds BW
J Psychiatry Neurosci 1993 May;18(3):130-7. PMID: 8499429Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Lack of a coherent theory limits the diagnostic and prognostic value of the (central) auditory processing disorder: a theoretical and clinical perspective.
Cacace AT, Enayati Z
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Oct 1;30(5):326-331. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000833. PMID: 36004792
Self-perceived stress and the personality of mothers of children with central auditory processing disorders - Differences from mothers of typically developing children.
Kobosko J, Fludra M, Śliwa L, Ganc M, Jedrzejczak WW, Skoczylas A, Skarzynski H
J Pediatr Nurs 2022 Mar-Apr;63:e58-e63. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.10.012. PMID: 34716059
Comparison of Questionnaire-Based and Performance-Based Screening Tools as Predictors of Auditory Processing Disorder.
Shaikh MA, Baker B, Levy A
Am J Audiol 2020 Jun 8;29(2):143-151. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-00025. PMID: 32182089
Perceptual and Objective Assessment of Envelope Enhancement for Children With Auditory Processing Disorder.
Moshgelani F, Parsa V, Allan C, Veeranna SA, Allen P
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2020 Jan;28(1):143-151. Epub 2019 Dec 3 doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2019.2957230. PMID: 31804940
Hearing loss and speech perception in noise difficulties in Fanconi anemia.
Verheij E, Oomen KPQ, Smetsers SE, van Zanten GA, Speleman L
Laryngoscope 2017 Oct;127(10):2358-2361. Epub 2017 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/lary.26480. PMID: 28349534

Clinical prediction guides

Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Age-Related Central Auditory Processing Disorder, MCI, and Dementia in an Older Population of Southern Italy.
Sardone R, Battista P, Donghia R, Lozupone M, Tortelli R, Guerra V, Grasso A, Griseta C, Castellana F, Zupo R, Lampignano L, Sborgia G, Capozzo R, Bortone I, Stallone R, Fiorella ML, Passantino A, Giannelli G, Seripa D, Panza F, Logroscino G, Quaranta N
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Aug;163(2):348-355. Epub 2020 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/0194599820913635. PMID: 32312167
Comparison of Questionnaire-Based and Performance-Based Screening Tools as Predictors of Auditory Processing Disorder.
Shaikh MA, Baker B, Levy A
Am J Audiol 2020 Jun 8;29(2):143-151. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-00025. PMID: 32182089
Perceptual and Objective Assessment of Envelope Enhancement for Children With Auditory Processing Disorder.
Moshgelani F, Parsa V, Allan C, Veeranna SA, Allen P
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2020 Jan;28(1):143-151. Epub 2019 Dec 3 doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2019.2957230. PMID: 31804940
Central auditory processing disorder profile in premature and term infants.
Amin SB, Orlando M, Monczynski C, Tillery K
Am J Perinatol 2015 Mar;32(4):399-404. Epub 2014 Sep 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1387928. PMID: 25261703Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Behavioral assessment of auditory processing in adulthood: population of interest and tests - a systematic review.
Lunardelo PP, Fukuda MTH, Stefanelli ACGF, Zanchetta S
Codas 2023;35(2):e20220044. Epub 2023 May 1 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022044pt. PMID: 37132698Free PMC Article
Questionnaires and checklists for central auditory processing screening used in Brazil: a systematic review.
Volpatto FL, Rechia IC, Lessa AH, Soldera CLC, Ferreira MIDDC, Machado MS
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Jan-Feb;85(1):99-110. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.05.003. PMID: 29970341Free PMC Article
A systematic review of electrophysiological outcomes following auditory training in school-age children with auditory processing deficits.
Wilson WJ, Arnott W, Henning C
Int J Audiol 2013 Nov;52(11):721-30. Epub 2013 Sep 3 doi: 10.3109/14992027.2013.809484. PMID: 24001257
Auditory processing disorder and auditory/language interventions: an evidence-based systematic review.
Fey ME, Richard GJ, Geffner D, Kamhi AG, Medwetsky L, Paul D, Ross-Swain D, Wallach GP, Frymark T, Schooling T
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):246-64. Epub 2010 Sep 15 doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/10-0013). PMID: 20844275
Frequency modulation (FM) system in auditory processing disorder: an evidence-based practice?
Lemos IC, Jacob RT, Gejão MG, Bevilacqua MC, Feniman MR, Ferrari DV
Pro Fono 2009 Jul-Sep;21(3):243-8. doi: 10.1590/s0104-56872009000300011. PMID: 19838572

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